Small PC cube cases?

[brennan]

Are there any small, truly cubical cases for the PC? The Soldam Pandora line is a bit closer than the Shuttle Anandtech just reviewed:

Pic of Soldam case

But it's still elongated, and costs a million dollars.

I really like the idea of these PCs, especially mixing the aluminum and acrylic, but for some reason I just find the slightly elongated shape much less appealing than a cube.

-brennan

(Note: posted in articles forum, reposted here b/c I thought it might get more responses.)

 

[Mingon]

Soldam manufacture the shuttle, creative slix and e-cube cases.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Like I said in the article thread, there isn't really room in the Shuttle to make it any less deep, so they'd have to make it wider and / or taller, like your Soldam link is already. It could be done of course, but people buying these want the smallest possible size that allows a normal 5.25" device, which is not a cube.

To make one they'd probably need an external power supply, and possibly also a laptop cd / DVD drive instead of a full-size one. I suppose you could DIY starting with any cube box (maybe some old external SCSI box?) or stack 3-4 Cubid cases together and make yourself a cube cluster

 

[brennan]

Yeh, Dave, actually, that's kind of what I personally would find appealing; I could live with a little taller and wider to get the proportions even. I was kind of hoping there might be one out there, but you're right - most people who buy these are looking for the smallest possible case.

How about this: is there anyone out there who makes custom cases that could do one out of a combination of materials? I could DIY it, but I don't have the skills or tools to do a proper job and make it look really nice.

 

[Mingon]

their used to be a square micro atx case called a Pia simple, ive been looking for one for ages - no luck so far.

 

[Lizardman]

Look no further mingon here is your case. Only took my like 1 minute to find

Case doesnt look too bad.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Lizardman
Look no further mingon here is your case. Only took my like 1 minute to find

Case doesnt look too bad.

"Availability: Sorry this item is sold out. No ETA. " Unfortunately Directron lists a lot of items that are "dis:" and "so:" so just when you think you've found the perfect case . . . d'oh!